The Tunisian Football Federation have announced friendly games against Iran, Costa Rica and Spain to get the Carthage Eagles ready for the 2018 Fifa World Cup.
The north African country returned to the quadrennial event in Russia after a 12-year absence. And they have been paired with Belgium, England and Panama in the Group G.
In gearing up for the tournament, Nabil Maaloul’s men will host Iran in Tunis on March 23 before battling Costa Rica in France four days later. From there, they will travel to Krasnodar to play 2010 World Cup champions, Spain.
“In order to offer the Eleven National a better preparation for the final phase of the 2018 Russia World Cup, the Tunisian Football Federation has long since begun negotiations to organize friendly matches in Tunisia or abroad,”reads a statement on the FTF website.